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  • As Trump guts foreign aid, China and others lead Myanmar earthquake response

    03/31/2025 5:46:19 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 55 replies
    NBC News | Comcast ^ | March 31, 2025 | By Nat Sumon, Ed Flanagan, Janis Mackey Frayer, Mithil Aggarwal and Yixuan Tan
    BANGKOK — Chinese rescuers have freed six people from the rubble of an earthquake in Myanmar, including a child and a pregnant woman, Chinese state media reported Monday, placing Beijing at the forefront of an international rescue effort from which the United States has been largely absent. Rescue teams from India, Malaysia, Russia, Thailand and other countries have already arrived in Myanmar. But a U.S. team has yet to appear at the scene of the quake in the Southeast Asian nation, which occurred the same day the State Department informed thousands of employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development,...
  • North Korean soldiers kill themselves to avoid capture in Ukraine, U.S. says

    12/31/2024 4:54:20 AM PST · by airdalechief · 79 replies
    www.nbcnews.com ^ | Dec. 28, 2024, 5:42 AM CST | By Mithil Aggarwal
    Russia is deploying “human waves” of North Korean soldiers, the U.S. said Friday, and at least one soldier captured by Ukraine died of his injuries. According to White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby, some North Korean soldiers have taken their own lives rather than surrendering to Ukrainian forces.
  • Has Ukraine made a big mistake by refusing to retreat from Bakhmut?

    03/18/2023 12:07:32 AM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 39 replies
    NBC News ^ | March 16, 2023 | Mithil Aggarwal
    Ukraine says its future may depend on the brutal battles raging around Bakhmut, but there are growing splits between officials in Kyiv and some Western military analysts over the best approach to what could be a decisive period in the conflict. For months, Ukraine’s defense of the eastern city has held up and worn down Russian forces while serving as a potent symbol of the country’s defiance. Now, as Moscow’s assault intensifies, a number of observers have questioned whether Kyiv's decision to reinforce the area rather than retreat is being driven more by the political desire to avoid a high-profile...